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You build your MVP so you can test your idea and the main features so as to make sure you will have a successful launch.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">We have looked into some great startups, analyzed the ones that failed at first to, later on, become unicorns. What we found out is that one thing they all have in common. All of them had either a great built MVP or an MVP that showed signs of failure right from the start. Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch4 dir=\"ltr\">Because building an MVP can be beneficial or tremendously harmful to your early startup. It all depends on the way you start to build your MVP.\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">Here’s a nice one:\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">CB Insights reported that \u003Cstrong>42 % startups fail because there was no market need\u003C\u002Fstrong>. This is why before discussing the actual 6 steps to build your MVP, \u003Cstrong>there’s a step 0 we want you to know about.\u003C\u002Fstrong> It’s the part where you do your homework and research on your customer’s needs.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">So go ahead and do that research. It is a must that you conduct a competitor analysis to know if there are similar products in the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cimg alt=\"Steps like market research, market needs and competitors analysis to build your MVP with Wolfpack Digital\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fs3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\u002Fwolfpack-digital-attachments-production\u002Fckeditor_assets\u002Fpictures\u002F155\u002Fcontent_2._Successful_launch_when_build_your_MVP_by_Wolfpack_Digital.gif\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 299px\">\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">Your faith in the uniqueness of your product won’t bring it up to the market. So do your research, and do it well.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">We really like how Eric Ries defines the MVP in his book — The Lean Startup:\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">A Minimum Viable Product (MVP) is that version of a new product which allows a team to collect the maximum amount of validated learning about customers with the least effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">Nevertheless, identifying the problem is one of the most important stages in building a sustainable MVP. It’s also an essential part of the build-measure-learn feedback loop.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2 dir=\"ltr\">Lean startup methodology\u003C\u002Fh2>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">Don’t get scared by the fancy terminology: this methodology helps your startup or business in shortening your product development cycles a lot! \u003Cstrong>Here’s how a feedback loop looks like 👇\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cimg alt=\"Lean startup methodology to build your MVP, build-measure-learn, feedback loop to improve your product with Wolfpack Digital\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fs3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\u002Fwolfpack-digital-attachments-production\u002Fckeditor_assets\u002Fpictures\u002F156\u002Fcontent_3._Lean_startup_methodology_to_build_your_MVP_by_Wolfpack_Digital.png\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 375px\">\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">The idea is quite simple: \u003Cstrong>once you launch your MVP\u003C\u002Fstrong>, keep an eye on your data and measure how customers respond to your features. This is a great way of learning whether to improve your product, how easy is your product to use or understand, what are your customers’ expectations and most importantly how to solve their problem easier!\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">Of course, you can always have a great MVP and transform it directly into the product without so many changes if your customers are happy :)\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">Most of the time, as a startup, your first product will be an MVP. Yet, \u003Cstrong>you still have to deliver a great product with a scalable architecture\u003C\u002Fstrong> so your product won’t crash once you grow. That would be a very painful moment for you and you do not want it! So here we are, to make sure that we get you covered on how to build your MVP into a stunning product in just 6 easy steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2 dir=\"ltr\">The 6 steps to start an amazing MVP\u003C\u002Fh2>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3 dir=\"ltr\">1.   Find out what your product actually does\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">In this stage, it is very important that you \u003Cstrong>answer 2 questions: What problem is my product solving and for whom?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">Based on your target audience, go on and define the set of wanted functionalities that your customer needs.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">Here’s a user story example: As a small business owner, I want to easily see when are my customers visiting my website so that I can identify the best timing to post an offer.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3 dir=\"ltr\">2.   Create your user’s journey\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">Easily design your customer journey on your product using a Graphic block-scheme (in picture\u002Fpsd\u002Fpdf format) showing your app screens and the elements for each screen (buttons, text fields, etc.).\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">There are some great wireframing tools that you can use, such as \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fluidui.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Fluid UI\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwireframe.cc\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Wireframe cc\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3 dir=\"ltr\">3. Make it stunning\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">You build your MVP to be not only functional. Making it appealing, unique and easy to browse is not an easy job! You should go through all the actions that your customer will do using your product and create all the visuals, buttons, menus, CTAs, styling and colors. This is a very important step because all these elements will make your customers go through your wished cycle in a natural manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">To make this step easier for you, you can add all your branding and interface design to the initial Wireframe using a prototyping tool (e.g. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.invisionapp.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">inVision\u003C\u002Fa>).\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3 dir=\"ltr\">4. Time to code\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cimg alt=\"Choose the codebase like Ruby on Rails or Swift to build your MVP and deliver a great product with Wolfpack Digital\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fs3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\u002Fwolfpack-digital-attachments-production\u002Fckeditor_assets\u002Fpictures\u002F157\u002Fcontent_4._Choose_the_codebase_to_build_your_MVP_by_Wolfpack_Digital.gif\" style=\"width: 480px; height: 268px\">\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">This is where the actual coding takes place.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">Codebase (we recommend you Ruby on Rails\u002FHTML\u002FCSS\u002FJavaScript\u002FSwift\u002FJava, etc.) ensuring the functioning of the app according to the Requirements, the navigation according to the Wireframe, and the look-and-feel according to the UI\u002FUX Design.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>Fingers crossed for a great dev team here! It is crucial.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3 dir=\"ltr\">5. Now time for some testing\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">Test the app until you get a list of issues to be fixed and a list of minor tweaks. You can always give your product away for testing only to a limited focus group. This is called the \u003Cstrong>alpha testing stage\u003C\u002Fstrong>. In most cases, the product is given to family, friends or relatives. As soon as alpha testing is done, move into the \u003Cstrong>beta testing phase\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Beta testing means your product is going out into the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">After you collect your user's feedback you can start improving your product again and then test it again, and again. \u003Cstrong>It’s an ongoing process. Test. Fix. Deploy. Release. Repeat.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3 dir=\"ltr\">6. Go live and go big!\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cimg alt=\"Test the app, do the alpha testing and beta testing when you build your mvp and launch your app with Wolfpack Digital\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fs3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\u002Fwolfpack-digital-attachments-production\u002Fckeditor_assets\u002Fpictures\u002F158\u002Fcontent_5._Test_the_app_and_launch__build_your_MVP_with_Wolfpack_Digital-2.gif\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 168px\">\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">The app becomes available to the public. This could be AppStore or Play Store, or the web application is deployed and becomes widely available to its audience. This is also the time to start planning your way to go big now!\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">Just don’t forget that you’re always going to need your user data in perfecting the app. So when you see something that needs fixing, go ahead and fix it.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">We hope you enjoyed this article on how to build your MVP. If you did, give it a share or two just so that more people get to read it. \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>Want us to build your app?\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fcontact\" target=\"_blank\">Contact us\u003C\u002Fa> and let's build powerful web and mobile apps together!\u003Cbr>\r\n\u003Cstrong>Want to work with us?\u003C\u002Fstrong> Because \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fjobs\" target=\"_blank\">Wolfpack Digital is hiring.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">In case you are a Front-End developer and you want to test your skills, we have prepared a Quiz for you. 💪 \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fquiz.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fquizzes\u002Ffront-end-developer-quiz\" target=\"_blank\">Take the Quiz Now\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fbit.ly\u002F2GiErpG\">.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n","6-steps-to-build-your-mvp",[78,81,84,87,90,93,96,99],{"style":79,"url":80},"640","https:\u002F\u002Fwolfpack-digital-attachments-staging.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\u002Fstore\u002Fblogpost\u002F3\u002Ffeatured_image\u002F640\u002Fimage_processing20220615-4-1vg5h0l.webp",{"style":82,"url":83},"768","https:\u002F\u002Fwolfpack-digital-attachments-staging.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\u002Fstore\u002Fblogpost\u002F3\u002Ffeatured_image\u002F768\u002Fimage_processing20220615-4-1vg5h0l.webp",{"style":85,"url":86},"1024","https:\u002F\u002Fwolfpack-digital-attachments-staging.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\u002Fstore\u002Fblogpost\u002F3\u002Ffeatured_image\u002F1024\u002Fimage_processing20220615-4-1vg5h0l.webp",{"style":88,"url":89},"1366","https:\u002F\u002Fwolfpack-digital-attachments-staging.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\u002Fstore\u002Fblogpost\u002F3\u002Ffeatured_image\u002F1366\u002Fimage_processing20220615-4-1vg5h0l.webp",{"style":91,"url":92},"1600","https:\u002F\u002Fwolfpack-digital-attachments-staging.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\u002Fstore\u002Fblogpost\u002F3\u002Ffeatured_image\u002F1600\u002Fimage_processing20220615-4-1vg5h0l.webp",{"style":94,"url":95},"1920","https:\u002F\u002Fwolfpack-digital-attachments-staging.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\u002Fstore\u002Fblogpost\u002F3\u002Ffeatured_image\u002F1920\u002Fimage_processing20220615-4-1vg5h0l.webp",{"style":97,"url":98},"thumb","https:\u002F\u002Fwolfpack-digital-attachments-staging.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\u002Fstore\u002Fblogpost\u002F3\u002Ffeatured_image\u002Fthumb\u002Fimage_processing20220615-4-1vg5h0l.webp",{"style":100,"url":101},"original","https:\u002F\u002Fwolfpack-digital-attachments-staging.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\u002Fstore\u002Fblogpost\u002F3\u002Ffeatured_image\u002Foriginal\u002Fimage_processing20220615-4-1vg5h0l.webp",{"title":74,"description":103,"keywords":40,"contact_form:title":74,"contact_form:cta":74,"og:site_name":68,"og:type":104,"og:locale":69,"twitter:card":105,"twitter:site":70,"twitter:creator":70,"image":106,"og:image":40,"og:title":74,"og:video":40,"twitter:title":74,"og:description":103,"twitter:player":40,"twitter:image:src":40,"twitter:description":103},"As a startup, your first product will be an MVP. Follow these 6 steps to build your MVP into a great product with a scalable future.","article","summary_large_image","6 steps to build your MVP to be a successful product as a startup and future unicorn, product development with Wolfpack Digital","5 min",32,[110,111,112,113,114,115,116,117,118,119,120],"startup","MVP","development","leanstartup","marketfit","UX\u002FUI","design","codebase","apptesting","release","launch","Jun 6, 2018",[123],"startups",null,"2018-06-06T07:46:53.663Z",[],[],"2022-06-16T08:58:11.618Z",false,"https:\u002F\u002Fwd-fe-stage.herokuapp.com\u002Fblogposts\u002F6-steps-to-build-your-mvp",[]]